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Disk Drive Essays and Term Papers
Hard Drive EvolutionEven before the first commercial computers appeared in 1951, "mass" storage, although minuscule by today's standards, was a necessity. As early as the mid-1800s, punch cards were used to provide input to early calculators and other machines. The 1940s ushered in the decade when vacuum tubes were ...
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Optical Storage MediumsThe most common way of storing data in a computer is magnetic. We have hard
drives and floppy disks (soon making way to the CD-ROM), both of which can store
some amount of data. In a disk drive, a read/write head (usually a coil of
wire) passes over a spinning disk, generating an electrical ...
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Speeding Up Windows 95Windows 95 with certain minor alterations and software upgrades can operate at a
faster more efficient speed. With this Windows 95 tutorial, all the things you
do now will be easier and faster, and what you always wanted to know is now here
for you to learn. This tutorial will provide you with ...
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CdrRecordable Compact Disk (CD-R) is a blank CD with the ability to be recorded onto. The unit that is used to write data to these blank CD’s is called a CD Writer or “Burner.” This unit is not unlike a normal CD drive, the difference being that it has two lasers one invisible, one visible. The ...
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The Power On Self TestWhen the system is powered on, the BIOS will perform diagnostics and initialize
system components, including the video system. (This is self-evident when the
screen first flicks before the Video Card header is displayed). This is commonly
referred as POST (Power-On Self Test).
Afterwards, the ...
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Observation Of A ComputerAs I was sitting in my dorm room, procrastinating the composition of this paper by playing solitaire on my computer, an idea struck my mind. Why not analyze the components that allow me to play solitaire.
The main box, which weighs 20.2 pounds, houses all of the major components. It resembles a ...
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How Magnets Affect Computer DisksBackGround
One of the most commonly used Computer data storaged mediums is a
Computer Disk or a Floppy. These are used in everyday life, in either our
workplace or at home. These disks have many purposes, such as:
Storing data: Floppies can be used to store software/data for short preiods ...
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All About Disk Geometry And The 1024 Cylinder Limit For Disks.Large Disk mini-HOWTO
Andries Brouwer, aeb@cwi.nl
v1.0, 960626
1. The problem
Suppose you have a disk with more than 1024 cylinders. Suppose moreover that
you have an operating system that uses the BIOS. Then you have a problem,
because the usual INT13 BIOS interface to disk I/O uses a ...
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Spy Games - Creative EssayBeing an international spy is no walk in the park. Death can be
waiting for you around the corner or around the world. However when you're
only 17 years old, death is the furthest thing from your mind. So here we
were on a hot summers day playing international espionage. Of course to six
of us ...
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Apple ComputersLet's take a trip back in time and review the evolution of a computer company. It's not IBM or Microsoft. This company is , Incorporated.
In the year 1976, before most people even thought about buying a computer for their homes. Back then the computer community added up to a few brainy hobbyist. ...
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The Evolution Of Apple - January 1976 To May 1995Let's take a trip back in time and review the evolution of a computer
company. It's not IBM or Microsoft. This company is Apple Computers,
Incorporated.
In the year 1976, before most people even thought about buying a computer
for their homes. Back then the computer community added up to a few ...
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MMX TechnologyMMX or Multi-Media-Extention is the latest technology from Intel for their computer processor chips and is now becoming available in some high quality, mid-priced computer systems. In this essay, I will discuss the technology and what it offers to the user, as well as, compare three high quality ...
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ComputingA common misconception about computers is that they are smarter than humans. Actually, the degree of a computer¹s intelligence depends on the speed of its ignorance. Today¹s complex computers are not really intelligent at all. The intelligence is in the people who design them. Therefore, in order ...
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Notebook ComputersNotebook categories are blurring, with high-end systems coming down
in price and even more powerful vale units. Sub-notebooks, too, are packing
even more into lighter packages.
Two high-end are the Gateway Solo 9100LS and NEC's Versa LX. Both
have everything you need in a desktop replacement or ...
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Macintosh Vs. IBMThe IBM and Macintosh computers have been in competition with each other for
years, and each of them have their strong points. They both had their own ideas
about where they should go in the personal computer market. They also had many
developments, which propelled themselves over the other.
It ...
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Technology 2Computers are capable of doing more things every year. There are many advantages to knowing how to use a computer, and it is important that everyone know how to use them properly. Using the information I have gathered, and my own knowledge from my 12 years of computer experience, I will explain ...
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Building A Help DeskThe first thing I want to talk about is managing a help desk, I think that managing a help desk can be like running an emergency medical center, in a rough neighborhood, with no supplies, during an epidemic. I believe for some time now, help desk workers and their bosses have been surviving under ...
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COMPUTER CRIME Hackers And Security MeasuresA diffuse group of people often called “hackers” has been characterised as unethical, irresponsible, and a serious danger to society for actions related to breaking into computer systems. In this essay I try to construct a picture of what is and includes a computer crime as well as a ...
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Why You Should Purchase A PCComputers are capable of doing more things every year. There are many
advantages to knowing how to use a computer, and it is important that everyone
know how to use them properly. Using the information I have gathered, and my own
knowledge from my 12 years of computer experience, I will explain ...
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Hard Drive Install Process EssI. As you accumulate software, you may find your hard drive is running out of space.
B. Here I will help you gather the needed equipment,install,andtroubleshoot a new hard drive.
II. What will you need to complete this task?
A. Needed tools
B. Purchase cost
C. Benefits ...
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